Tie and garment press



Feb. 3, 1953 H. A. HOLT TIE AND GARMENT PRESS Filed Oct. 27, 1949Patented Feb. 3, 1953 TIE AND GARMENT PRESS Horace Alexander Holt, Kent,England Application October 27, 1949, Serial No. 123,835

" In Great Britain June 20, 19 19 6 Claims. (01. 38-41) The presentinvention relates to presses for articles of Wear, and more particularlyto presses for neckties, trousers and the-like.

Many known presses for articles of clothing such as trousers, necktiesand the like are constructed with screwed parts or'other members whosemanipulation requires an appreciable amount of time when inserting anarticle into or removing an article from the press. It is an object ofthe present invention to provide a press which is quick and simple ofoperation, whilst efficient in pressing the articles inserted therein,and in maintaining pressure thereupon.

According to the invention there is provided a press for articles ofwear in which the articles to be pressed are engaged between tworelatively moveable, equally tapered members which are induced toconverge by reason of the engagement of the equally inclined edges ofone with similarly inclined surfaces in fixed relation to the other, andare locked together by virtue of said engagement.

One embodiment of the invention as applied by way of example to a pressfor neckties will now be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure l is a plan view showing the slide pressed home;

Figure 2 is an end view with the slide in the same position; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the slide partially withdrawn.

Referring to the drawings, the body of the press comprises walls Isecured to a tapered base 2, and inclined from the vertical so that theangles between the inner surfaces of the walls I and the upper surfaceof the base 2 are equal, and are each less than ninety degrees.

A tapered slide 3, whose taper is similar to that of the base 2, andwhose side edges are inclined from the vertical at angles equal to theangles of inclination of the walls I, is adapted to be slid into thebody of the press as shown in Figure 3.

It will be apparent that when the slide 3 is thus inserted into the bodyof the press, and is pushed in the direction indicated by the arrow inFigure 3, the walls I, by virtue of their inclination, will tend toforce the slide 3 towards the upper surface of the base 2.

In operation, with the slide removed from the body of the press, anecktie 6, or a number of neckties is or are laid upon the upper surfaceof the base 2 as shown in Figure 3. The slide is then inserted into thebody of the press, and pushed in the direction indicated by the arrow inFigure 3. As the slide is pushed home, the inclinedwalls I act asdescribed above to force the slide 3 towards the upper surface of thebase 2, between which surface and the lower surface of the slide 3 thenecktie or neckties is or are compressed. The reactionary force of thenecktie or neckties tends to press the slide 3 away from the base 2 sothat it becomes locked by the walls I, and remains in positioncompressing the necktie or neckties, until withdrawn by pressing theslide towards the base 2, and sliding it longitudinally in the directionopposite to that indicated by the arrow in Figure 3. Recesses or notches4 may be provided in the slide 3 to assist in such withdrawal.

The slide 3 may also be provided with an aperture 5 to enable the pressto be hung up, or its narrower end may be formed as a hook or may beadapted to receive a detachable hook I for the same purpose.

The invention is not limited to the embodiment described, but mayinclude other embodiments within its scope. For example the inventionmay be embodied in a trouser or other garment press, or may be providedwith a separate locking member in addition to the slide.

The tie presses will be moulded in plastics and trousers presses insheet plastic with extruded plastic side and reinforcing members. Theycan also be made of wood.

What I claim is:

l. A press for articles of wear comprising a pair of relatively movabletapered members adapted to grip and press an article of weartherebetween and having converging sides and substantially fiat articleengaging surfaces, inwardly sloping walls along the sides of one of themembers or base extending upwardly from the article engaging surfacethereof and inclined at equal substantially right angles thereto, thesides of the other member or slide being inclined with respect to thearticle engaging surfaces of said other member at an angle equal to theangle of inclination of said walls and adapted to engage said walls atseveral alternate locations on their inner surfaces whereby relativelongitudinal movement of said members urges the article engagingsurfaces thereof into pressing engagement with an article positionedtherebetween.

2. A press for articles of wear comprising a pair of relatively movabletapered members adapted to grip and press an article of weartherebetween and having converging sides and substantially flat articleengaging surfaces, inwardly inclined walls along the sides of one memberor base extending upwardly from the article engaging surface thereof andinclined at equal substantially right angles thereto, the sides of theother memher or slide being inclined with respect to the articleengaging surface of said other member at an angle equal to the angle ofinclination of said walls and adapted to engage said Walls at severalalternate locations on their inner surfaces whereby relativelongitudinal movement of said members urges the article engagingsurfaces thereof into pressing engagement with an article positionedtherebetween and means for attaching said members to a support.

3. A press for article of wear as claimed in claim 2 wherein saidattachment means comprises an aperture formed in one end of said slidemember.

4. A press for articles of wear as claimed in claim 2 wherein saidattachment means comprises a hook member formed integral with said slidemember.

5. A press for articles of wear as claimed in claim 2 wherein saidattachment means comprises a hook detachably secured to said slidemember.

6. A press for articles .of wear comprising a pair of relatively movabletapered members adapted to grip and press an article of wear positionedtherebetween and having converging sides and substantially flat articleengaging surfaces, and means effective upon relative longitudinalmovement of said members to urge the said surfaces into pressingengagement with the said article, the said means comprising inwardlyinclined walls along the sides of one member adapted to engage the sideedges of the other member to eifect progressive approximation of themembers one to the other in a direction normal to the said surfaceswhereby the said pressing engagement is effective at varying distancesof separation in the said direction of the two members.

HORACE ALEXANDER HOLT.

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